Angkor Wat?

Oh yes, the Cambodian temples – a bucket list favorite and truly outstanding, if you love ruins. From a distance their enormity and grandeur awed and humbled us as we realized what the toil of thousands of workers had produced. But seriously folks, once inside the huge blocks of stone and surrounded by countless depictions…

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Is San Diego’s ‘Latino district’ ready for a queer woman of color?

Georgette Gómez is one of four Latino candidates running to fill the San Diego City Council seat now occupied by Marti Emerald; but she’s the only candidate who identifies as a “queer woman of color.” District 9 encompasses the neighborhoods of Alvarado Estates, City Heights, College Area, College View Estates, El Cerrito, Kensington, Talmadge, Mount…

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Bill is not perfect …

Editor’s Note: The original version of this editorial said Bill was reelected, the scandal actually happened during Clinton’s second term. Thanks to all our readers who noted our error. With that simple phrase Hillary Clinton can completely disarm the attacks about her husband that voters expect from Donald Trump in a general election match-up. Even stronger would be for Hillary…

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National child welfare advocates issue letter opposing Nebraska’s anti-LGBT adoption bill

WASHINGTON –  The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a letter from leading national child welfare agencies opposing a bill in the Nebraska Unicam, LB 975, which would enshrine discrimination into Nebraska law by allowing taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to reject prospective parents based on “the child placing agency’s sincerely held religious beliefs.” LB 975 would mean that…

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‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett: AIDS is NOT a problem from yesteryear (VIDEO)

Empire star Jussie Smollett sat down with HuffPost Live and discussed AIDS prevention. He explained the danger of viewing the problem as an issue from “yesteryear” and reiterated the importance of safe sex. Smollett: “That’s the problem with our generation as a whole that I want to really help change, is the idea that something…

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LGBTQ advocates urge Senate to take action on Judge Merrick Garland nomination immediately

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National LGBTQ Task Force, the nation’s longest running national LGBTQ advocacy organization, is calling on U.S. senators to take action on the judge’s nomination immediately. “Today, President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Garland is a highly qualified candidate and now the U.S. Senate…

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Puccini’s beloved ‘Madama Butterfly’ opens next month at San Diego Opera

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera is presenting Puccini’s Madama Butterfly as the second mainstage offering of its 2015-2016 season when it opens on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 7 PM for four performances at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Returning to San Diego Opera in the title role, is American soprano Latonia Moore, who…

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HRC statement on President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the SCOTUS

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Americans deserve a full Supreme Court bench, and President Obama’s nominee deserves a hearing. There is no doubt that Merrick Garland is a highly qualified candidate, and the Senate has a…

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Women’s Film Festival continues with screening of ‘Alice Walker: The Beauty in Truth’, March 20

The 2016 Women’s Film Festival continues with the screening of Alice Walker: The Beauty in Truth Sunday, March 20 at 4:30 p.m. The Festival, put on by The Women’s Museum of California aims to educate and inspire future generations about the experiences and contributions of women through the art of film. Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth…

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